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Trooper prays with driver upset over his daughter's cancer diagnosis  —  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It can be stressful enough to see a police car behind you, but imagine getting pulled over after learning your child is dying from cancer.  —  Rodney Gibson was driving on SR 37 in Monroe County Monday …
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Avianne Tan / ABC News:
Indiana Cop Brings Speeding Driver to Tears With Prayer Rather Than Ticket  —  A speeding truck driver was recently surprised by the kindness of an Indiana state police officer who chose to pray with him rather than ticket him.  —  Rodney Gibson said he was so upset this past Monday …
Chris Martins / Billboard:
Zayn Malik Speaks Out in Revealing Billboard Cover Story: 'I'm Not Censoring Myself Anymore'  —  EMAIL ME  —  In 2015, Zayn Malik abruptly quit One Direction, broke off a fairy-tale pop-star engagement and overdid the hair dye.  Now, as he wraps up his long-simmering creative statement …
Hollywood Reporter:
People's Choice Awards: Stage-Crasher Says He Wanted to “Tell Everybody Who I Was”  —  During the live awards show, the audience member jumped onstage and interrupted the co-hosts from ‘The Talk’ to hype rapper Kevin Gates' album.  After, he told THR he wanted to pay respect to his music idols.
Discussion: Dlisted, MTV, E! Online, Radio.com and What's New
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Jason Derulo “Enjoying Life” With Girlfriend Daphne Joy, Reveals the Secrets Behind Those Impressive Abs
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity and Just Jared
Tresa Harrington / Facebook:
Dear Friends, it is with the most unimaginable pain and sadness, that I tell you my father, Pat Harrington, Jr. passed away at 11:09 PM this evening.  We were all with him today and tonight: crying, laughing and loving him.  This is the single most heart wrenching and physically painful thing, I've ever had to endure.
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TMZ.com:
Schneider From ‘One Day at a Time’ — Dead at 86
Discussion: Daily Mail
Lindsay Kimble Updated / People.com:
Amy Schumer & New Boyfriend to Make Red Carpet Debut at the Golden Globes as She Denies They Met on Dating App  —  No need to download another dating app - the rumors aren't true: Amy Schumer did not meet her handsome new boyfriend online.  —  The hilarious actress responded to reports …
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Laurie Sandell / Cosmopolitan:
Julianne Hough Thinks Being Good at Phone Sex Is an Art  —  The star discusses going through a breakup in public, how she met her fiancé, and more in the February 2016 issue of Cosmopolitan.  —  On not wanting to be known for the very thing that propelled her to superstardom …
Discussion: Just Jared
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Sherri Shepherd on How Whoopi Goldberg Helped Her Through Her First Custody Battle  —  Sherri Shepherd has just come out of another messy divorce, but on Wednesday, she reflected on how her View costar Whoopi Goldberg helped her through her the end of her first marriage.
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TMZ.com:
Sherri Shepherd — I Want The Supreme Court to Back Me ... That Contract Didn't Make Me a Mom
Discussion: PerezHilton
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kandi Burruss Reveals the Name of Her Newborn Son: “I Wanted Something Unique”  —  Welcome to the world, Ace Wells Tucker!  —  The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss revealed the name of her newborn son exclusively to E! News, sharing the heartwarming inspiration behind the special title.
Us Weekly:
Teresa Giudice Is Concerned About Her Post-Prison Looks, ‘Wants Her Old Face Back’  —  Teresa Giudice left lockup on December 23 with a toned body, thanks to her commitment to daily prison yoga sessions.  But a source close to the Real Housewives of New Jersey star reveals exclusively …
Discussion: PerezHilton and X17 Online
TMZ.com:
I Want a Reduction in My Sex Tape Judgment  —  50 Cent says he's cashed strapped, so like any responsible bankrupted rapper he's asking a judge to radically reduce a judgment he's required to pay over a sex tape.  —  50 was slammed by a jury that concluded he maliciously posted a sex tape featuring Rick Ross' baby mama to needle Rick.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Julia Marsh / Page Six:   50 Cent only wants to pay $1.6M in sex tape case
Dan Snierson / EW.com:
ONE DIRECTION TO APPEAR ON FAMILY GUY  —  Exclusive: Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson recorded dialogue for the Fox animated comedy  —  One Direction are now taking a break, but you will see the guys reunite this year in, of all places, Quahog.  —  Yes, the ridiculously popular British-Irish boy band …
Discussion: PerezHilton
E! Online:
Khloe Kardashian Gives Update on Lamar Odom's Recovery: “I'm So Proud of the Strength That He Has”  —  Khloe Kardashian was on hand for the 2016 Television Critics Association Press Tour to chat about her upcoming show Kocktails with Khloe where she was asked to give an update on Lamar Odom.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Emma Stone in Talks to Play Cruella de Vil for Disney (Exclusive)  —  Kelly Marcel is writing the script which is intended to be an origin story of the character.  —  Emma Stone is in early negotiations to portray the iconic Disney villainess Cruella de Vil in the film Cruella, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Philip Boucher / People.com:
British Soap Star Sian Blake Believed to Have Been Found Dead Along with Two Young Sons  —  British authorities discovered three dead bodies in the garden of the home of British soap actress Sian Blake.  —  Authorities have launched a homicide investigation, and although they have not identified the bodies …
Discussion: PerezHilton and In Touch Weekly
Quinn Keaney / POPSUGAR Celebrity:
Kelly Rowland Shows Off Her Adorable Son (and Flawless Abs) on the Cover of Parents Magazine  —  PHOTO 1 OF 4  —  1 Kelly Rowland Shows Off Her Adorable Son (and Flawless Abs) on the Cover of Parents Magazine  —  In between filming for her role on Empire, recording a new album …
Dave McMenaminESPN / ESPN:
LeBron James: Leah Still in arena ‘absolutely’ raised performance  —  WASHINGTON — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James had one of his more riveting performances of the season Wednesday in a 121-115 win over the Washington Wizards and said afterward he was motivated to put on a show for a special fan of his in attendance.
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Inside TV's Retrial of OJ Simpson: A Saga of Race, Redress and, Yes, Robert Kardashian's Kids  —  Twenty years after the football player's acquittal, John Travolta, Cuba Gooding Jr and the players behind FX's ‘American Crime Story’ reveal for the first time how their very 2016 rearview examination …
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
Alison Brie Has Talent  —  So according to my sources, it was the People's Choice Awards last night, which normally, I wouldn't care about, but on the plus side, it does mean a whole lot of hotties showed up for the red carpet.  Including Alison Brie here, who should be a much bigger star than she is.
Karl Taro Greenfeld / Marie Claire:
Our Favorite Badass (and Newest Cover Star) Chloë Grace Moretz Takes Her Biggest Step Yet: Turning 19  —  She's already more accomplished than most actresses ever get—but now, our February cover girl is doubling down.  —  With more than 30 movies under her belt, Chloë Grace Moretz …
Discussion: Page Six
Adrienne Gaffney / Billboard:
Andre 3000 on Playing ‘Normal’ in ‘American Crime,’ New Music and His ‘Great Reunion’ With Erykah Badu  —  EMAIL ME  —  There were already tons of reasons to watch American Crime, the ABC drama whose first season was nominated for 10 Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes …
 
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Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
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